To maintain a healthy lifestyle and to look after your health it is essential to keep up with your immunity. We at Nature’s Basket have brought some of the immune friendly dishes that will help you stay healthy. Keep on reading to prepare these immunity building dishes to stay fit.
- Spring Vegetable Broth with Shredded Chicken
Ingredients:
- 1 tbspolive oil
- 1 large chicken breast, skin on
- 500mlchicken stock
- 1 slice sourdough bread, cut into cubes
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan
- 2 large handfuls spring greens
- 4 asparagus spears, trimmed, halved and cut into chunky pieces
- 40g fresh or frozen peas
Instructions:
- Heat the oven up to 200-degree celsius
- In a large pan, heat 1 tbsp of the oil in the pan and add in the chicken. Cook the chicken until it turns brown
- Bring the stock to the boil in the same pan, add the chicken and cook for 5 mins
- Now, turn off the heat, cover with a lid and leave to stand for 30 mins
- Put the bread cubes on a baking tray and drizzle with the remaining oil, some salt and the Parmesan
- Bake for 6 mins until crunchy and golden
- Now, remove and scrape off the tray onto a plate
- Remove the chicken from the pan and slice it. Bring the stock to the boil again and add the greens, asparagus and peas
- Cook for 1 min, then add the beans and chicken
- Heat everything through, then pour into bowls and top with the Parmesan toast to serve.
2. Mushroom Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp of coconut oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 lb, shitake mushrooms
- 1 ½ tsp of salt
- ¼ tsp of black pepper
- 1 tsp of mushrooms
- 1 tsp of turmeric
- 12 cups of water
- ½ head of kale
- 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
Instructions:
- Pour 1 cup of boiling water over the dried mushrooms in a bowl and leave them to soak for 10 minutes
- In the meantime, heat the oil in a heavy-based ovenproof pan
- Add the onion and ginger, then crush in all the garlic cloves. Fry gently until softened and aromatic
- Add in the mushrooms and their water to the pan, plus if you have any fresh mushrooms, then stir in the stock and the lemon juice
- Season with salt and pepper and then gently simmer with the lid on for at least 2 hours
- Alternatively, transfer the pan to a low oven
- Now, serve with a crunchy toast on the side!
3. Bone Broth Soup
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs of chicken with bones
- 1 ltr of water
- 2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 2 stalks of celery
- 1 Tbsp of salt
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- Herbs and spices
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 bunch parsley
Instructions:
- Start by boiling the chicken with the bones in water
- Add salt, and pepper to taste in the chicken. Allow it to boil for a couple of minutes
- Now, in another pan, add some oil and add roughly chopped onion, carrots, parsley and celery
- Drain the water from the boiled chicken and transfer it to the vegetable mix
- Now, allow it to boil for a couple of minutes and garnish with herbs before serving
- Serve hot with a slice of garlic bread on the side!
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